Wardrobe-bureau.



No. 889,175. V PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

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APRLIUATION FILED JULY 27, 1906.

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WARDROBE BUREAU; APPLICATION FILED JUL; 27, 1906.

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JOHN BRYANT, OF LAKE CITY, FLORIDA.

WARDROBE-BURE AU.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 27, 1906.

Patented m 26, 1908.

Serial No. 328,099.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BRYANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lake City, in the county of Columbia, State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wardrobe-Bureaus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wardrobe bureaus and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts defined in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is afront elevatlon of awardrobe bureau constructed in accordance with this invention, and showing the curtain in its raised, or inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, but with the curtain lowered. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail :perspective view of the writing desk shelf.

ig. 5 is a transverse horizontal section taken through the. upper compartment of the bureau, with the door in its closed position.

Corresponding parts are desi nated by similar reference numerals in t e several views.

Referring to the drawings, the bureau is shown as having a large upper compartment 10, lower compartments 11 and 12, and a drawer 13 intermediate the said lower comartments. The upper compartment is ined, as shown at 10, with any desired material.

The compartment 11 contains a shelf 14, slidably mounted therein and composed of a pair of sections hinged together on their upper faces, so as to fold one upon the other, when not in use. Said shelf slides in grooves formed on the inner faces of the bureau sides and extending from their rear edges to near their front edges, there being a laterally extending stop 14 on each side of said shelf and traveling in said grooves, to revent said shelf from being entirely with rawn. The upper face of'the shelf may, if desired, have a covering not shown, of any desired material. The lower compartment 12 contains a shelf 15, slidably mounted therein, and adapted to form a support for books. 14 is adapted for use, when exten ed, as a writing desk, and to one side of the bureau is attached a rack 16, provided with supports The up er shelf- 17 for pens or pencils, and with a shelf 18 having a circular seat 19 therein, to retain an ink-stand. Rack 16 is likewise provided with a lower shelf 20 for paper and envelops. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said rack is placed upon the bureau side approximately in line with the. writing desk, so that a person making use of the latter may easily reach the necessary stationery from the rack.

The bureau is provided with a door 21 hinged to the opposite side thereof, and carrying on its inner face a mirror 22, extending practically the entire length of said door. The upper compartment is provided with a series of small hooks 23, attached to the upper portion thereof for carrying such small articles as scissors, buttonhooks, and the like, while the rear wall of said compartment carries larger hooks 24, for supporting bonnets, collars, neckties, etc. 25 designates a rack formed of material similar to that with which said compartment is lined, and provided with a plurality of ockets for the reception of combs, hair rushes, etc. Located above said rack is a pin-cushion 26. Said compartment is likewise provided with a pair of trays 27, at opposite sides thereof, for pins, buttons, or jewelry,

Attached to the top of the bureau is a curtain 28 of dust-proof material, provided at its lower end with a roller 29, upon which said curtain is wound, when in its inoperative position, and held in lace upon the top of the bureau by means 0 straps 30. When the curtain is unrolled, it will obviously cover the front of the bureau, when the door is open, and will prevent all dust and dirt from entering into the upper com artment, the curtain being retained in suc position by catches 31, attached to the bureau sides and fitting over the extended ends of the roller. The bureau likewise carries upon the outer face of one of its sides a towel supporting rod 32 carried by the notched upper portions of the sides of a shelf 33, secured in any way to the bureau, said shelf forming a support for clothes brushes, and the like.

What is claimed, is

A bureau provided with compartments in the interior thereof, the side walls of one of said compartments having guide grooves formed therein and extending from the rear edges to near the front edges thereof, and an extensible shelf slidable within said grooved compartment for use as a Writing desk, said travel in said grooves, to limit the outward shelf comprising a pair of sections hinged tomovement of the shelf. 10

gether at their inner ends and adapted to be In testimony whereof, I afiix my signafolded one upon the-other When the shelf is ture, in presence of two Witnesses.

5 in its inoperative position Within said com- JOHN BRYANT p artment, the inner section of said shelf having WVitnesses lateral extensions formed on opposite sides J. N. NoRWooD,

thereof adjacent its rear end and adapted to E, J. MADISON. 

